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More autocratic governments, growing urbanization and emerging technologies will bolster the spread of Chinese influence around the world, an expert on emerging economies explains.
Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.
In a bid to reduce violent crime, the city’s new mayor is calling for a revitalization of a controversial practice the police department had mostly abandoned.
Nonalcoholic beer may sound like an oxymoron, but newer techniques are producing tasty, high-quality options in this growing beverage category.
Norman Lear brought the first nuclear Black family to prime-time television in 1974.
The early heat melted snow and warmed rivers, heating up the land and downstream ocean areas. The effects harmed salmon fisheries, melted sea ice and fueled widespread fires.
Israel’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers was not just an act of self-defense, a scholar writes, but a political move as well.
Conflicts over the Alsace-Lorraine region and Northern Ireland offer examples of how territory is often at the center of a conflict − and what is necessary to pave the path to peace.
A scholar of American evangelicalism explains House Speaker Mike Johnson’s connections with Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum.
Rethinking seasonal workers’ roles would help parcel delivery companies save time and money − and boost morale, too.
Presents are about giving, receiving and reciprocating, and how this cycle strengthens relationships.
From COVID-19 vaccines to cancer treatments and beyond, the flexibility of mRNA-based therapies gives them the potential to prevent and treat many types of diseases.
Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries.
University codes of conduct support their mission to educate. But it’s not easy to balance those codes with the values of free speech, as the resignation of a prominent university president shows.
Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth.
Sexual violence can be used as a weapon of war. Hamas’ use of sexual violence was likely meant to show its power over Israeli women and girls and to humiliate Israeli men and Israel’s military.
Mass forced movement of people has been used in conflicts to serve three goals: population control, territorial expansion and as a sorting mechanism. All three could be in play in Gaza.
Budget cuts have resulted in increased hunger in camps in Uganda, Burundi and Kenya that house refugees from across the region.
Leaving out the history of Napoléon’s brutal subjugation of Haiti is akin to making a movie about Hitler without mentioning the Holocaust.
Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.
Being aware of ignorance and fallibility can make people more teachable, and perhaps it could make people feel helpless and disempowered.
Heart rates that are too slow or too fast can sometimes be lethal. Medical implants can help the heart get its rhythm back.
Two dental experts explain that these furthest-back molars may be a not-so-necessary leftover from early human evolution.
The TV producer showed how storytelling can bridge divides and serve as a beacon of truth in a complex world.